Author: Thor Heyerdahl
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345347275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
The Maldive Mystery
Author: Thor Heyerdahl
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345347275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345347275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
MURDER IN MALDIVES
Author: SANCHITA SARIN
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1647338948
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A promising blue-sky holiday drew celebrated detective, Devin Langhar, to the pristine beaches of Maldives. The ultra-luxury Embassy Island resort with its exclusive over-water private villas, Michelin-star restaurant and a cosmopolitan guest list, fulfilled the conditions of excellent wine and fascinating company. But when millionaire, Jeffrey Dale, turns up dead, it becomes clear that all that glitters is not gold. Surrounded by the Indian Ocean on all sides, and a killer in their midst, it is now in the hands of detective Devin Langhar to solve the Murder in Maldives.
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1647338948
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A promising blue-sky holiday drew celebrated detective, Devin Langhar, to the pristine beaches of Maldives. The ultra-luxury Embassy Island resort with its exclusive over-water private villas, Michelin-star restaurant and a cosmopolitan guest list, fulfilled the conditions of excellent wine and fascinating company. But when millionaire, Jeffrey Dale, turns up dead, it becomes clear that all that glitters is not gold. Surrounded by the Indian Ocean on all sides, and a killer in their midst, it is now in the hands of detective Devin Langhar to solve the Murder in Maldives.
Photo Guide to Fishes of the Maldives
Author: Rudie Herman Kuiter
Publisher: Sea Challengers
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
With almost every fish included that is likely to be seen by divers, from the beginner to the most experienced, and illustrated with superb underwater photographs, this book is the perfect guide to check on the mystery fish seen during the dive. The pages are packed with photographs and the book is a handy size to carry to the dive locations. The species that vary in colour or between sexes are all illustrated with additional photographs. Whilst text for each species is brief, it describes points of interest and differences between similar species. The introduction explains the basics of fish-science, behaviour and evolution. There are detailed drawings on fish-features, shapes and colour patterns. To assist in identifying the family, small, but diagnostic silhouettes from the contents are distributed as thumbprints throughout the book. The families being colour coded.
Publisher: Sea Challengers
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
With almost every fish included that is likely to be seen by divers, from the beginner to the most experienced, and illustrated with superb underwater photographs, this book is the perfect guide to check on the mystery fish seen during the dive. The pages are packed with photographs and the book is a handy size to carry to the dive locations. The species that vary in colour or between sexes are all illustrated with additional photographs. Whilst text for each species is brief, it describes points of interest and differences between similar species. The introduction explains the basics of fish-science, behaviour and evolution. There are detailed drawings on fish-features, shapes and colour patterns. To assist in identifying the family, small, but diagnostic silhouettes from the contents are distributed as thumbprints throughout the book. The families being colour coded.
Early Man and the Ocean
Author: Thor Heyerdahl
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Discusses the ships, navigational systems, achievements, and discoveries of ancient seamen and examines their influence on the spread of culture in the ancient world and on subsequent exploration.
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Discusses the ships, navigational systems, achievements, and discoveries of ancient seamen and examines their influence on the spread of culture in the ancient world and on subsequent exploration.
Interpreter of Maladies
Author: Jhumpa Lahiri
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 039592720X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Navigating between the Indian traditions they've inherited and a baffling new world, the characters in Lahiri's elegant, touching stories seek love beyond the barriers of culture and generations.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 039592720X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Navigating between the Indian traditions they've inherited and a baffling new world, the characters in Lahiri's elegant, touching stories seek love beyond the barriers of culture and generations.
Folk Tales of the Maldives
Author: Xavier Romero-FrÃas
Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
ISBN: 9788776941048
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of 80 traditional short stories and legends from the local oral tradition. These folk tales offer insights into the history, culture and beliefs of the people of the Maldives and into the world they live in.
Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
ISBN: 9788776941048
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of 80 traditional short stories and legends from the local oral tradition. These folk tales offer insights into the history, culture and beliefs of the people of the Maldives and into the world they live in.
The Malay Archipelago
Author: Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The Rattle Bag
Author: Seamus Heaney
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0571225837
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
A collection of more than 400 hundred poems from all around the world.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0571225837
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
A collection of more than 400 hundred poems from all around the world.
Kon-Tiki Man
Author: Thor Heyerdahl
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A fascinating, lavishly-illustrated biography of the explorer- adventurer-anthropologist who in 1947 voyaged on a balsawood raft named Kon-Tiki from Peru to the Polynesian islands. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A fascinating, lavishly-illustrated biography of the explorer- adventurer-anthropologist who in 1947 voyaged on a balsawood raft named Kon-Tiki from Peru to the Polynesian islands. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Adam and Eve Story
Author: Chan Thomas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781884600012
Category : Bible and geology
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This is the Book of the Century! At LAST someone - this time a basic research scientist - has come forth with proof of cataclysms, which are worldwide supersonic inundations such as Noah's flood. They were discovered by great men such as Andre DeLuc, Baron Georges Cuvier and Guy de Dolomieu, and have remained unsolved mysteries ever since. Now the author takes you through thrilling solutions of finding the process of catclysms, their timetable, and the derivation of trigger, a 20-year search. Truly, CATACLYSMS LEAVE NO ONE UNTOUCHED! He describes the next cataclysm in awesome detail plus the deterioration of civilization and the escalation of crime before the next cataclysm. It just so happens that the author's scientific prediction of the next cataclysm agrees with clairvoyants Nostradamus', Cayce's, and Scallion's predictions. Never before have facts been presented in such a spine-tingling, inspiring fashion; and never have so many secrets been unlocked in one book. This is the most stirring subject, written in the most intriguing, engrossing, and exciting style ever. You will remember this exceptional book for years! Available from: Bengal Tiger Press, Drawer 1212, South Chatham, MA 02659; Tel: 800-431-4590; FAX: 508-432-0697.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781884600012
Category : Bible and geology
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This is the Book of the Century! At LAST someone - this time a basic research scientist - has come forth with proof of cataclysms, which are worldwide supersonic inundations such as Noah's flood. They were discovered by great men such as Andre DeLuc, Baron Georges Cuvier and Guy de Dolomieu, and have remained unsolved mysteries ever since. Now the author takes you through thrilling solutions of finding the process of catclysms, their timetable, and the derivation of trigger, a 20-year search. Truly, CATACLYSMS LEAVE NO ONE UNTOUCHED! He describes the next cataclysm in awesome detail plus the deterioration of civilization and the escalation of crime before the next cataclysm. It just so happens that the author's scientific prediction of the next cataclysm agrees with clairvoyants Nostradamus', Cayce's, and Scallion's predictions. Never before have facts been presented in such a spine-tingling, inspiring fashion; and never have so many secrets been unlocked in one book. This is the most stirring subject, written in the most intriguing, engrossing, and exciting style ever. You will remember this exceptional book for years! Available from: Bengal Tiger Press, Drawer 1212, South Chatham, MA 02659; Tel: 800-431-4590; FAX: 508-432-0697.